Legal Ethics Archive » August, 2020

Legal Ethics - August, 2020

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• Court Pick Found Ineligible Must Be Replaced, Fla. Rep. Urges
• BigLaw Needs More Underrepresented Attorneys As Leaders
• These Law Firms Have The Most Diverse Equity Partnerships
• Advancing Racial Justice In The Legal Industry And Beyond
• Diversity Snapshot: As Told By Black Law Firm Leaders
• How COVID-19 May Forever Alter Work Life For Disabled Attys
• BigLaw Cannot Reap Diversity Rewards Without Inclusion
• How Law Firms Can Hire And Retain More Black Attorneys
• Ideas For Closing BigLaw's Diversity Gap
• In Their Own Words: Being Black In BigLaw
• Judge Slams Ky. Bar 'Cartel' Over Mental Health Questions
• DLA Piper's US Arm Exits Suit Over Dropped Tech Client
• Indicted Judge Wants Case Halted Amid 1st Circ. Appeal
• Avenatti Judge Considers Splitting Calif. Fraud Trial In 2
• Chicago Firm Says Ex-Managing Partner Took Clients In Exit
• 'Make A Lot Of Money' Recruiter Asks For 5-Year Sentence
• Philly Blog Sues Liebowitz Over 'Frivolous' Copyright Suit
• DC Circ. Rebuffs House's Bid To Enforce McGahn Subpoena
• Full DC Circ. Says Trial Judge Can Proceed With Flynn Inquiry
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: What You Need To Know
• Diversity Work Doesn't Have To Be Reserved For Partners
• Why 2020 Could Be A Pivotal Year For Diversity At Firms
• Law360 Diversity Snapshot: How Does Your Firm Measure Up?
• One Year In, Mansfield Rule Is Boosting In-House Diversity
• CFPB, States Settle With 4 In Student Loan Debt-Relief Case
• Texas DA Could Fire Underling Over Politics, 5th Circ. Rules
• Judge Disqualifies 2 Of Donziger's Lawyers For Sept. Trial
• Trump's 9th Circ. Picks Block Portland Observers' Protections
• NY Firm Wants Hedge Fund Chief's Picasso Over Unpaid Bills
• Ex-Davis Polk Atty Fined For Missed Deadlines In Race Suit
• Judge Won't Rethink Sanctioning Atty, Co. In Shire IP Dispute
• Texas Law School Can Try Again To End Ex-1L's Cheating Suit
• Bad Luck: The Alleged Double Life Of The 'Lottery Lawyer'
• Uber Exec's Charges Put Data Breach Handlers On Notice
• IP Atty Gets Damages Slashed In Fight With Drug Pump Cos.
• Arizona Is 1st State To OK Nonlawyer Ownership Of Law Firms
• Insurer Needn't Cover Atty's Fight With Professor, Law Firms
• Wilson Elser Goes After Ex-Partner For $100K Arbitral Award
• Litigation Funder Wants NFL Players Atty Sanctioned
• Summer Associate Sues Howard & Howard For Gender Bias
• Dr. Facing Fraud Charges Wants Judge Ousted From Civil Suit
• Prosecutors Blast AG Paxton's Recusal Reconsideration Bid
• Hagens Berman Must Face Legal Malpractice Suit In Pa.
• Judge Suspended For 'Aunt Jemima' Remark About Juror
• Judge Charged With Stymieing Bank Probe Set For 2021 Trial
• ICE Agent Who Pushed Atty Says Netflix 'Pressurized' Handoff
• Fla. High Court Says Gov. Violated Law With New Justice Pick
• 4 Opportunities For Mediators To Settle Big-Dollar Cases
• Texas Justices Urged To Toss Suit Over Atty Advice To Settle
• Bottini & Bottini Tells Lloyd's To Wait On $1.3M Fee Fight
• Barnes & Noble Must Produce Privileged Atty Docs In OT Fight
• Dems Want Probe Into 'Retaliatory' Firing Of White House Atty
• Wigdor Looks To Block Fox Sanctions Bid In Harassment Suit
• Random House Atty Slams Avenatti's Book Defamation Claims
• Donziger's Ex-Atty May Be Ordered To Lead Trial Last Minute
• Greenberg Traurig Scorches Gibson Dunn In Hotel Sale Trial
• Seyfarth Shaw, Other Firms Avoid Malpractice Row In Calif.
• Pa. Chief Justice Faces Probe After Ex-PSU GC's Bias Claims
• Calif. Court Bemoans 'Over-Lawyering' In PBM Contract Row
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Rehear Bid To Boot Judge Off Enviro Case
• Kasowitz Says The Savoy Hotel Dashed On $1M Legal Bill
• Goodwin Ducks Sanctions Bid Over Witness Gamesmanship
• Weltman Weinberg Must Face Debt Collection Letter Suit
• Ex-Mayer Brown Atty's Suit Against Car Startup Sent To Calif.
• Deceptive Meeting Voids Texas Law Firm's Arbitration Clause
• Ga. Atty Drops H-1B Denial Suit After USCIS Reopens Petition
• Remote Proceedings Bring New Wrinkles For Court Records
• Texas Trade Secret Case Spotlights Our Judicial Safeguards
• Pa. Judge Denied Resentencing Bid In 'Kids For Cash' Case
• Attys Say They Aren't Liable For Process Server Actions
• Berger Montague Wins 'Acrimonious' Row To Lead Fraud Suit
• Ex-Atty's Murder Plot Retrial Bid Fails For Lack Of Evidence
• K&L Gates Accused Of Padding Health Center's Legal Bills
• AirWatch Gets $1.7M In Atty Fees In Remote Access IP Feud
• Cross-Selling Strategies For Law Firms During Pandemic
• Pa. Judge Can't Skirt Ethics Charges Over Retaliation Case
• Ex-CEO Wants Co. Sanctioned For Green Card Status Claims
• Freshfields To Face Discrimination Claims From Ex-Paralegal
• Attys Accused Of Defaming Ex-Lawyer For Prince's Sibling
• Gilead Says Law Firm's Ads Misrepresent HIV Drug Suit
• Fla. Bar Applicants Can Work In Temporary Program
• 3rd Circ. Says No Immunity For Pa. Judge In Sex Bias Suit
• Cannabis Co. Attys Can't Practice In Okla., Shareholders Say
• Attys Sanctioned For 'Grotesque' Filings In Insurance Dispute
• Jones Day Women Say 'One Firm' Motto Backs Pay Bias Claim
• Halkbank Loses Bid To Recuse Judge In Iran Sanctions Case
• Atty Media Interview Lessons From Trump's Axios Appearance
• Atty-Client Privilege Doesn't Shield CSX Docs Sought By Rival
• Funder, Short-Seller Use Undermines Securities Class Actions
• NY AG Names Trump Org, Morgan Lewis In Subpoena Motion
• Feds Appeal Order Protecting Portland Legal Observers
• Insurers Tear Into Quinn Emanuel's $185M Fee Bid In ACA Suit
• 5th Circ. Says Firms' Contingency Fee Agreement Is Void
• Calif. Atty Says Lewis Brisbois Cheated Him Of $1M Fee Award
• Diamond Resorts Blasts Services Cited In Cancellation Ads
• Pa. Firm Beats Drexel Tuition Debt Suit At 3rd Circ.
• Dallas Atty Hit With 6-Month Suspension For Misconduct
• Pandemic Is No Excuse To Limit Defendants' Trial Rights
• Firm Seeks To Blend State, Fed Malpractice Insurance Suits
• Why Remote Depositions Are Likely Here To Stay
• Alcon Claims Lens.com Led It On 'Antitrust Wild Goose Chase'
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 6th Circ. Axes 'Death Penalty' Sanction In Worker Injury Suit
• Fla. Atty Facing High-Speed DUI Charge Says She's Innocent
• Michael Cohen's Tiff With Trump Over Legal Fees Can Proceed
• Powerful Chicago Pol Wants Charges Cut From Bribe Suit
• Brother Of 'CryptoQueen' Dropped From OneCoin Fraud Suit
• Pa. Atty Charged With Stealing Insurance Settlement Funds
• Shkreli's Prison Comms Get Partial Protection From FTC
• Ex-NJ Judge Can Pursue Civil Rights Claims Over Arrest
• Texas Panel Splits On Atty Immunity In Suit Over Recordings
• Atty's Defeat Of Patent Portfolio Malpractice Claims Upheld
• Judge Likely To Send Atty Malpractice Claim To Arbitration
• Argentinian Atty Loses Suit Over Uber's Buenos Aires Debut
• Berger Montague Slams 'Hypothetical' Pa. Malpractice Claims
• 7 Keys To Drafting Effective Legal Briefs
• Consultant Says Express Scripts 'Fabricating' Subpoena Fight
• Tips For Protecting Privilege In Remote Internal Investigations
• NBCUniversal Ducks Atty's Defamation Suit At 4th Circ.
• Fla. Court Won't Enforce Flubbed Crash Settlement Offer
• Judge Wants Liebowitz Banned From Northern District Of NY
• Jury Awards Medical Group $9.4M For Health Plan Shortfalls
• Merrill Trader Wants Feds' Spoofing Investigation Reviewed
• Philly Atty Fights Sanctions Bid In 'Gears Of War' Fee Row
• Atty Jailed In $7B Tax Fraud Case Denied Release For Virus
• Atty Outed By Counsel Gets Mulligan On 7th Circ. Appeal
• Ex-FBI Atty Pleads Guilty To Altering Email In Russia Probe
• Weighing The Virtual Courtroom Option In Civil Cases
• Boies Schiller Owns Up To 'Mistake' With Opioid Suit Filing
• Atty, 5 Others Targeted In Crypto Multilevel Marketing Scheme
• Judge Decries Discovery 'Fishing' In Seyfarth Malpractice Suit
• MehaffyWeber Attys Beat DQ Bid In Texas Geological Data Suit
• Kingcade Garcia Accused Of Shorting Paralegal OT, Virus Pay
• Did The ABA's Litigation Funding Guidance Miss The Mark?
• DNC, Perkins Coie Dodge Ex-Trump Adviser's Defamation Suit
• St. Louis Atty Who Aimed Gun At Protesters To Speak At RNC
• 'Pharma Bro' Shkreli Suggests FTC Privacy Violation
• Debt-Collection Firm Loses Challenge To CFPB Doc Demand
• Attys Shouldn't Overlook Obligations To Potential Clients
• Pa. Justices Won't Extend New Fee Protections To Old Loans
• 9th Circ. Rules Atty Can't Sue VW For $1.5M In Unpaid Fees
• Harris Urged To Denounce DLA Piper's Arbitration Policy
• Rivkin Radler 'Lottery Lawyer' Charged With Bilking Clients
• Atty Can Seek Punitive Damages In Ex-Partner's Widow's Suit
• Texas Law Firm Hit By Hailstorm Sues Insurer For Coverage
• Ex-Defender Seeks Early Win In Harassment Handling Suit
• Attys Claim Prosecutors Got Clients' Illegally Tapped Jail Calls
• Boston Calls Officers' $2.3M Fee Request 'Beyond The Pale'
• Strategies For Associates Seeking Jobs Amid Hiring Slump
• Texas Justices Asked To Settle Split On Atty Solicitation
• Sports Co. Claims Texas Firm Didn't Check For Suit Coverage
• Fiat Chrysler Says 3 Co-Lead Attys 'Unworkable' In Defect Row
• Ex-Client Fights Hagens Berman Bid To End Malpractice Suit
• Alsup Nixes Alibaba, EBay's $4.5M Sanction Bid, Citing 'Greed'
• Insurer Wants Firm To Shell Out $900K In Malpractice Suit
• Quiros Cops EB-5 Plea In Exchange For 8-Year Sentence Cap
• Texas Attys Again Accused Of Botching Deepwater Spill Claim
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty Fires Back In Sex Assault Suit
• Judicial Panel Backs Security Reforms For Judges
• 5th Circ. Affirms Atty's 35-Year Sentence For Bribery Scheme
• Safeguards Against Legal Malpractice Liability As Claims Rise
• Ex-FBI Atty Likely To Cop To Altering Email In Russia Probe
• Ex-Kirkland Aide Says Staff Cuts Were Smokescreen For Bias
• Utah High Court OKs Experiment To Test New Law Models
• Jones Day Slams Suit Over MSU Sex Assault Report
• Chevron Foe Donziger Disbarred By NY Appeals Court
• Pa. Firm Beats Ex-Client's Suit Over $700K Injury Settlement
• Fed. Circ. Amicus Battle Brews Over PTAB Due Process Fight
• BuzzFeed Loses 2nd Circ. Copyright Battle Over Photo Credit
• Biz Mogul Says Strauss & Malk Malpractice Claims Not Tardy
• Irked Judge Says Boies Schiller Flouted Opioid MDL Order
• Ex-Fineman Atty Seeks Arbitration In Moonlighting Row
• NJ Hospital Escapes Injury Suit Filed After Woman's Death
• Greenberg Reaches Deal With Ill. Fund In Bond Fraud Suit
• NYC Atty On Hook For $5M After Crypto Money Goes Missing
• Judge Slams Both Sides In $506M Kazakhstan Award Fight
• 'You Are A Former Lawyer,' Irked Judge Says In Jailing Atty
• Ex-Onni Atty Says Work-From-Home Request Led To Firing
• FTC Says Shkreli's Prison Calls With Attorneys Not Privileged
• IT Co.'s Ex-Atty Suspended Over Late Immigration Docs
• 5th Circ. Finds Salvadoran's Reentry Resentencing Vindictive
• 3 Ways Law Firms Can Guard Diversity Gains During Crisis
• Atty Caught In Tiger Skin Rug Sting Won't Lose License
• RBG-O'Connor Author Says Atty Sank Alyssa Milano Film Deal
• Ex-Apple Atty Can't Shake Insider Trading Charges
• Disbarred Fla. Atty Gets Cyberstalking Injunction Overturned
• Ex-Prosecutor Can't Tie Retaliation Claim To 14th Amendment
• 11th Circ. Asks Ga. Justices To Weigh In On DA Election Query
• Ex-Jones Day Atty Fights To Keep Leave Bias Suit Intact
• What I Learned As A Virtual Summer Associate
• PNC Unit Claims Texas Law Firm Defaulted On $3.3M Jet Loan
• Alleged Racist Remark About Juror Lands Judge In Hot Water
• GWU Wants EEOC Penalized For Peeking At 'Privileged' Docs
• Split 5th Circ. Tosses Accountant's Suit Against SEC Judges
• JAMS Reviewing Vetting Process After Judge's Racist Email
• Iancu Urges No Arthrex Remand In PTAB Fee Model Case
• NY Firm Isn't Exempt From Virus Closure Orders, State Says
• NJ City Fights Suit By Ex-Judge Accused Of Being Drunk
• Full DC Circ. Not Inclined To Immediately Halt Flynn's Case
• Consultant Says Fla. Firm Underpaid For Google Class Action
• Calif. Atty Sues State Bar Over Discipline For Gender Remarks
• 9th Circ. Denies Judge Immunity For Immigrant's Illegal Arrest
• DC Circ. Backs Atty Fee Cap In Civil Rights Row
• Fla. Mobile Home Park's Owners Beat RICO Suit
• 'Questionable' Advice Lets Oxygen Mask Co. Dodge Contempt
• Lesser-Known Litigation Funding Best Practices For Attorneys
• Staffing Co. Says Law Firm Bungled Advice On H-1B Pay
• Lawyer Says Thalidomide Client's Claims Are Years Late
• Recruiter Axes Fee Suit Against Kilpatrick Townsend Partners
• Tenn. Prosecutor Beats Ex-Secretary's Disability Bias Suit
• NYC Inks $3.2M Deal To Settle Illegal Wiretap Claims
• 3 Immigration Judges Picked To Top Off Expanded BIA
• BigLaw Atty Faces Ethics Complaint Over Kanye, Trump Work
• Pa. Judge Bans Atty Exposed To Virus For Coming To Court
• Law Firm's 'Feeble' Efforts To Blame Over Pared-Down Suit
• Ex-Mass. Judge Wants Out Of Clinician's Harassment Suit
• NY Judge With Alzheimer's To Retire After Conduct Concerns
• USCIS Says Ga. Atty's H-1B Suit Was Served Incorrectly
• Indicted Mass. Judge To Appeal Immunity Ruling To 1st Circ.
• ADA Protects Lawyers With Disabilities, But We Must Do More
• Legal Deserts Threaten Justice In Rural America
• Drivers Seek Sanctions Against BMW In Defective Engine Suit
• Immigration Judges Can't Halt Policy That 'Muzzles' Speech
• Chinese Investors Say Fla. EB-5 Fraud Suit Is No Sham
• Crypto Execs' Availability Disputed In Securities Suit
• Texas AG's Recusal Bid Challenged In Securities Fraud Case
• Lumber Exec Wants Rival Firm In IP Suit DQ'd For Estate Work
• Rudy Giuliani Sued Over $15K Art Bill Linked To Divorce
• Harvard Prof Sues New York Magazine Over Unflattering Piece
• Judge Hems In WilmerHale U. Mich. Abuse Investigation
• Texas Attys Accused Of Botching $2.2M Deepwater Spill Claim
• Philly Atty Sues Insurer Over Malpractice Coverage Failure
• Full DC Circ. Says House Can Sue For McGahn's Testimony
• Emory Law Prof Calls Punishment For Using N-Word Unjust
• Dechert Says UAE Suspect's Confession Wasn't Coerced
• 9th Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Cliven Bundy Criminal Case
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Aide Blasts 'Revisionist' Denial Of Assault
• Ex-Pierce Bainbridge Atty Sued Over Sex Assault Allegations
• Alsup 'Upset' EBay, Alibaba Cited Private Talks In Sanction Bid
• Split NJ Justices Discipline Former Judge Over Fugitive Ex
• 2 IP Ethics Attys Join Forces To Establish New Firm In DC, LA
• New Anti-Bias Rule For Pa. Attys Hit With Legal Challenge
• Too Many Cooks In Kitchen, Scope Co. Says In Price-Fix Row
• Analyzing Upward And Downward Trends In Legal Tech
• Litigation Funder Seeks Sanctions In 'Gears Of War' Fee Row
• Judge Assigns Research In Law Firm's Case Against Microsoft
• McDermott Faces SRA Review After Sharing Trial Zoom Link
• Ex-WWE Star's IP Brawl Over Failed Venture Ends In Mistrial
• Alleged Counterfeiter Seeks To Nix J&J Atty's Declarations
• Berger Montague Touts Experience In Bid To Lead Fraud Case
• Ex-ND High Court Hopeful Can't Revive Disciplinary Fight
• Houston Atty Gets 2 Years In Prison For $18M Tax Scheme
• Texas Appeals Court Says No Expert, No Malpractice Claim
• Ex-Reed Smith Atty Says Firm Canned Him After Concussion
• ABA's New Guidance On Litigation Funding Misses The Mark
• Adventist Rips Dismissal Bid In $57M PPE 'Conspiracy' Case
• Ex-Cooley Atty Charged In UK Corruption Plot
• Bankrupt Whistleblower Can Sue Medical Co. In Kickback Row
• Investor Says Crypto Execs Trying To Vanish 'Into The Fog'
• Axon Can't Question FTC Witness On Merger Reviews
• Ex-MSU Recruiter Suit A 'Collateral Attack,' Coach's Atty Says
• Atty's Potential Testimony DQ's Him From Malpractice Case
• Morgan Lewis Faces $10M Debt Collection Malpractice Suit
• InterDigital Blasts 'Intertwined' Attys In Lenovo SEP Row
• Jones Day's Bid To Toss Family Leave Suit Faces Wary Judge
• Weed Fraudster's Plea Bars His Challenge Of 8-Year Sentence
• Memorabilia CEO Rips SEC's 'Perverted Desire' For Sanctions
• Baker McKenzie Docs Off The Table In GE Suit, Court Told
• What Firms Should Ask Before Hiring Attorneys From Gov't
• Fla. Bar Hits State Pol With Ethics Charges Over Campaign
• Doctors' Cos. Can't Duck Legal Malpractice Arbitration
• CoreCivic Inks $3.7M Deal To End Attys' Prison Wiretap Claims
• NY Atty Can't Rehash SEC Registration Fight, Judge Rules
• Client Control Is Key In ABA's New Litigation Funding Advice
• Nelson Mullins Sued For Malpractice By Ex-College Head
• Alsup Nixes Ex-MLB Pitcher's Suit, Hints At Sanctions
• 5th Circ. Says Firm Must Pay $14K For Suit's Fourth Removal
• Law Firm Must Face Malpractice Suit Over 7-Eleven Coverage
• 'Frustrated' Judge Balks At Ex-Jones Day Attys' 'Delay Tactic'
• NJ Firm Botched Settlement In Truck Fire Case, Insurer Says
• The Ethics Of Using Chatbots For Legal Services
• Saul Ewing Slams Mushroom Trade Group's Malpractice Suit
• Texas Bar Dues Requirement Is Constitutional, 5th Circ. Hears
• Atty Can't Save Defamation Case Against Ethics Blogger